Jun 14, 2017

These days, my life is all about bathrooms. I wrote my research paper on bathrooms, spoke to my school administrators about bathrooms, did an art project about bathrooms, and wrote my college essay about bathrooms. If there’s anything I learned...

Jun 14, 2017

Purim is coming up, that Jewish holiday with costumes, partying and funny performances where you get to see those serious people in your synagogue make fools of themselves. The “Jewish Halloween,” it’s sometimes called. ...

Jun 14, 2017

The long term solution to challenging perfectionism is to dismantle the oppressive system that says what we produce and what we look like determines our worth. Our ultimate objective -- to cultivate an environment that fosters confident, compassionate, healthily ambitious...

Jun 14, 2017

This is Part 2 of our series, What is Perfectionism?, about the systemic and intersectional implications of perfectionism. This series was written by Ma'yan intern, Barae Hirsch. Learn more about Barae from her bio at the end of her piece....

Jun 14, 2017

Written by Talia Cooper. Talia is Ma'yan's Program Director. Contact talia@mayan.orgOn October 25th I heard my first Christmas song of the season. I’m not exaggerating. A week later, said song weaseled its way deeper into my brain, nested, and made...

Jun 14, 2017

Jun 14, 2017

If you’re a human living in the U.S., you’re probably starting to see a particular variety of advertisements, blogs & headlines at this time of year, all containing one basic message: “How to eat nothing and exercise constantly while you...